Measuring and test-tools, various prototypes from a single unit volume, create a PCB and its manufacturing data
The hardware review will cover everything from schematic, footprints, signal interconnection, signal and power integrity, to rules for a successful EMC.
I have solutions! Your design will be checked and all point of your concern will be analysed. My own points will be highligthed and discussed. Your issues + my review = leap-frog into a successful design
🎩🎩🎩 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐂𝐀𝐃 In a nutshell: 1️⃣ You need a custom Power symbol (for a ground or power domain). 2️⃣ Copy the existing generic symbol. 3️⃣ 🔴 Edit 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 and 𝗣𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿
📈📈📈 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐂-𝐃𝐂 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 In a DC-DC converter, a bootstrapping capacitor is often used with a high-side gate driver to provide a voltage to drive the gate of a high-side MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor). The high-side MOSFET is
🔌 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 „𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬“: 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 🤗👷♂️ We often talk about the „𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬“ as someone in charge of us, but in the world of connectors, the term „𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬“ has a different meaning. Connector manufacturers like JST Corporation / Sales
📐🖥️ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝟑𝐃 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥? 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧💡🚀 Did you know that creating custom 3D models for your KiCAD footprint libraries is easier than you think? 🤔 Although manufacturers or the community might not always provide valid 3D
🔋🔋🔋𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐂-𝐃𝐂 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 ⚡ When working with power supply designs, you’ll often come across two terms: DC-DC controllers and converters. While they may sound similar, they serve different purposes and have unique characteristics. Let’s
𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬/𝐑𝐌𝟒𝟔 𝐌𝐂𝐔 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 🔐 When it comes to safety-critical applications, choosing the right microcontroller (MCU) is crucial. The Hercules/RM46 MCU family by Texas Instruments is specifically designed to meet the stringent
🎩🎩🎩 𝐊𝐢𝐂𝐀𝐃 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟕: 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 ⚙️ #KiCAD has always been a popular choice among hardware design engineers, and with the release of Version 7, it’s even more powerful! One of the standout features
🎩🎩🎩 𝟏𝟎𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐬 To design a low-noise power supply for the 24-bit ADC device, consider using a combination of a low-dropout regulator (LDO) and passive filtering components. The LDO provides stable
💡💡💡𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬‘ 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 -𝐐𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🚗 As a hardware design engineer, you’re likely no stranger to the Texas Instruments component families. But have you explored their impressive lineup of -Q1 components? These parts
🎩🎩🎩 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – You need a tool to share project notes with everyone in the most portable format – a webpage. 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘀 is that tool for me. In today’s fast-paced world, effective communication is more important than